Links

I could include a long, comprehensive list of sites relevant to the material covered in the site. However, this is done elsewhere and ends up looking like a list from a search engine. Instead I prefer to suggest those sites that I think are the best or most useful. It also allows me to provide a small description of the content of each site, saving you time navigating to sites of little interest.

The links are arranged in similar categories to the sections of the Forces-of-Nature Website.

West Wales Links

The University of Wales, Aberystwyth

Home page of the University of Wales, Aberystywth.

Aberystwyth Guide

A guide to the town, services, events and attractions of Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth Directory

A directory of services, shops, pubs and other useful information about Aberystwyth

Knowwhere Guide To Aberystwyth

An alternative look at the people and places of Aberystwyth

Welsh Tourist Board

The official Welsh Tourist Information Website

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Outer Hebrides Links

Iceland Links

Arctic Experience Travel Company

The company we used. They offer a range of different packages. You can usually get a better deal of various additional tours once in Iceland itself

Icelandair Airlines

Info on fares and timetables for Icelandair Airlines.

Eye on Iceland

Well planned magazine style site for travellers to Iceland

Iceland Tourist Board

The Icelandic tourist board site with listings of main tourist sites and services.

Icelandic roads

Continually updated site showing maps of the country with roads colour coded according to the state.

Iceland Excursions

Excursion company based in Iceland offering a wide range of tours from Reyjavik.

Icelandic Adventure

Excursion company based in Iceland offering a wide range of Adventure style tours from Reyjavik.

Isle of Man Links

The Steam Packet Ferry Company

Info on fares and timetables for the Steam Packet Ferries to the Isle of Man from Liverpool, Heysham, Dublin and Belfast.

Manx Airlines

Info on fares and timetables for Manx Airlines to the Isle of Man from Various UK destinations.

British European Airlines

Info on fares and timetables for British European Airlines to the Isle of Man from Bristol, London and Jersey.

Isle of Man Government

Good background site to the Isle of Man with info on many Manx services.

Isle of Man Website

Information on tourist attractions etc. on the Isle of Man

Surf Links

Britsurf

A guide to all things surf related in the UK

Off The Lip Mailing List

A friendly well subscribed mailing list dedicated to surfing with the feel of an evening in the pub with your surfing mates. (Link takes you to subscription page).

Windsurf Links

Surfstore

Commercial mail order site with a wide range of boards, sails, and accessories.

Robinhood Watersports

Nottingham based shop with mail order facilities and occasionally very good deals on second hand equipment.

K-Bay

South coast based custom board manufacturer with lots of wave orientated windsurfing kit

Blue Chip

Board repair and retail with a good classifieds listing.

Boards Magazine

The first stop for all your windsurfing related information

World Windsurf.com

The European windsurfing scene

Windlords

A forum and gathering place for windsurf related information for Europe.

Kiting Links

Kite Power

The definitive guide to all things kiting. Contains a huge links page with lists of UK and worldwide kite manufacturers, kite shops, kite organisations and much more. Not updated as often as it used to be though.

Flexifoil

Slick commercial site for the best known kite manufacturer and home of the acclaimed Blade series of kites.

Peter Lynn Kites

Innovative Australian kite manufacturing company. Makers of (among others) the Waterfoil, C-Quad and ARC.

Trick of the Eye Kites

Channel Island based, value for money kite and kites-surf shop.

Tradewind kites

Another good kite shop with years of experience in the sport.

Weather, tide and other info Links

Sailing Weather Forecast for West Wales

A good, regularly updated weather forecast.

Met Office: Inshore waters forecast

Met Office: Shipping Forecast

UK Bouy data

Up to the hour wind speed, wind direction, water temp, wave size and period etc. data from various bouys and other weather station in UK waters.

Magic Seaweed Surf Forecast

Good quality surf and weather forecasts brought together in one pleasant, easy to use site.

Soul Surfers Forecast

Good quality regularly updated surf forecast for the UK

Surf System..Wales

Weekend surf forecast for Wales

BBC Online - Weather Centre

Latest Wales Weather Forecast

Basic weather forecast from the Met Office

"000hr-072hr" Met Office Isobar Animation

"000Hr" Isobar Chart

"024Hr" Isobar Chart

"036hr" Isobar Chart

"048hr" Isobar Chart

"060hr" Isobar Chart

"072hr" Isobar Chart

"096hr" Isobar Chart

"120hr" Isobar Chart

Uk Weather

Weather forecast (up to 10 day) from all over the UK.

Newgale Surf Report

Surf report from Newgale beach in Pembrokeshire.